Kyle Farquharson

Some of us celebrated Earth Day 2011 by turning out the lights, picking up plastic from the beach or riding our bicycles to work. At NASA, astronauts, scientists and technicians found a unique way to pay… MORE

Recycling is a dirty job, but in the future there's a good chance that something -- and not somebody -- will do it. The recycling robot, an innovation from Finnish robotic research firm ZenRobotics, is… MORE

A country known for its windmills has found its way to the cutting edge of renewable energy once again. The Dutch government recently announced a pilot project in the town of Krommenie, which is about… MORE

From the conceptual stream that brought you the space-saving utility of the Murphy bed, designer Christy Oates’ fold-out furnishings can have a huge impact on a tiny room. Oates’ Twofold... MORE

A freshwater algae capable of sequestering the element strontium may someday assist in the clean-up of nuclear waste, according to scientists at Northwestern University and the Argonne National Laboratory… MORE

Given the outdoorsy feel of golf, it’s easy to forget that golf balls are one of the most substantial sources of litter on earth -- and, for that matter, on the moon, but the lobster shell golf balls are… MORE

One of Canada's most popular restaurant chains is playing on the Boston-Montreal hockey rivalry in a big way this postseason. The Boston Pizza franchise, which actually began in Edmonton, Alberta in 1964,… MORE

Until now, the role of fake plants has been mainly aesthetic, but a new technology developed by scientists at MIT may play a key role in the energy generation process of the future: a photosynthetic artificial… MORE

Most airline travelers would agree that airport security, for better or worse, has become extreme. But thanks to a new technology developed in the United States, pat-downs, full-body scans and the seizure… MORE

With yet another federal election looming, and many of the same issues still on the table from the last voting period, it’s hardly surprising that Canadians aren’t all anxious to return to the polling… MORE

Anyone whose childhood involved a bout of amateur entomology will appreciate the new Sci Spy app from Discovery Science Channel. Rest assured that Sci Spy has nothing to do with spying, stalking or just… MORE

According to the New York Daily News, a new proposal from the Times Square Alliance would see the world-renowned New York Times Square crossroads become a restaurant...among other things, of course. "It's… MORE

According to researchers from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil, the technological potential of bananas, and other tropical fruits and plants in the field of plant-based plastics, is far from monkey… MORE

Microorganisms that feast on plastic are the latest discovery by biologists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. What remains to be seen is whether the news is cause for celebration… MORE